Developed in 1907 by John Moore Robinson, Naramata’s heritage is in agriculture. In its early years, Naramata wasn’t accessible by land and paddle wheelers brought visitors by lake to Naramata. On the return trip, they took Naramata’s fruit to market. The efficiency and convenience of the Kettle Valley Railway slowly put the paddle wheelers out of business. The KVR’s rail bed still sits above the Naramata Bench and has been converted to a cycling and hiking trail.

Start your tour at the Wine Country Information Centre in Penticton at 553 Railway Street. There is also a VQA Wine Store there, with a great selection of BC VQA wines for sale.

Proceed to your first winery, Lang Vineyards. Lang opened its doors in 1990 and has grown from humble beginnings as one of British Columbia’s first farm-gate wineries to one of the Okanagan's foremost boutique wineries.

Start out heading NORTH (LEFT) on RAILWAY ST. from the Wine Country Information Centre. Turn RIGHT onto WADE AVE. W. Turn LEFT onto ELLIS ST. Enter next roundabout and take 1ST EXIT onto VANCOUVER AVE. VANCOUVER AVE. becomes LOWER BENCH RD. Turn RIGHT onto TUPPER AVE. Turn LEFT onto MIDDLE BENCH RD. N. MIDDLE BENCH RD. N becomes MUNSON AVE. MUNSON AVE. becomes UPPER BENCH RD. N. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto MCMILLAN AVE. Turn LEFT onto NARAMATA RD. for approx 6km. Turn RIGHT onto GAWNE RD. GAWNE RD. becomes GAMMON RD.

Located high above the Naramata Bench, Lang produces a full compliment of red and white wines including award-winning icewines and a Marechal Foch from vines that are over 40 years old.

From Lang continue on to Therapy Vineyards. Therapy has an eight-bedroom guesthouse available for rental, if you’d like to stay in luxury just steps from the vineyard.

Return to NARAMATA RD. and turn RIGHT. Follow NARAMATA RD. TO DEBECK RD. Turn LEFT.

Therapy Vineyards is located directly on top of the Naramata Bench and basks in warm, sunny days that provide a very long growing season.

From Therapy return to NARAMATA RD. and turn RIGHT toward Lake Breeze Vineyards.

Lake Breeze has 17 acres under vine and grows nine different varietals. It annual production is currently 6,000 cases, which makes them a boutique winery.

Follow NARAMATA RD. to SAMMET RD. Turn RIGHT.

Lake Breeze is the end of your tour, and it’s a great place to sit and have a meal at their restaurant, Mahdina’s. Their patio is open only for lunch (note: only open in summer), so arrive prior to 3:30pm. In the tasting room, be sure to taste the Pinotage, a South African grape planted by the original owners and the only Pinotage grown in British Columbia.

*Your tour can include Van Westen Vineyards, but tastings are only available by appointment. Call 1-250-496-0067 in advance to arrange to taste.

Van Westen Vineyards is a family-run vineyard with more than 50 years of tradition cultivating the soils of the Naramata Bench. Their expertise has allowed them to refine sustainable, cool climate viticultural practices, producing premium site-specific wines from vinifera grapes.

TOTAL DRIVING TIME (ROUND TRIP): 50 MINUTES
RECOMMENDED TOUR TIME: HALF OR FULL DAY